electoral colleges Sweetcorn They closed this Tuesday after hosting election voting for three days. presidential election. share Placed in the first two days Four five%As reported by the National Electoral Authority (ANE). Unless exact data is known, this figure is 4 points higher than in the previous elections in 2018. Participation is one of the most interesting topics because the elections are most likely a presidential-only procedure. Abdel Fattah al-SisiThe person who has been in power for 10 years. All analysts assume his victory and that he will remain in power until 2030. The results are expected to be announced on Monday next week.
Unlike the last two elections, which featured only two candidates, Egyptians these days could choose from four options. Although Al Sisi’s opponents are practically unknown: “I voted for Al Sisi because yes I don’t know the others. “We don’t know them and we should vote for someone we know,” he said. Cairo. There are many voters like him who do not know the other three candidates. The country was also flooded with photos of Al Sisi during the election campaign; This was something that the other candidates did not have, to whom many Egyptians did not even give their face.
The country’s authorities insist this was an accession”intense and unprecedented“. One of the regime’s biggest fears was that too few people showed up to vote. They have failed to mobilize more than 46% of the census in any of the elections in the last decade. 2014 And 2019Al Sisi won in practice 93% of votes. Hossam, 27, one of those who did not attend, told Reuters: “I won’t vote because I’m fed up with this country. When they hold a real election, I’ll go out and vote.” This young man revealed that his quality of life has deteriorated in the last decade of El Sisi’s rule
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Economic crisis This situation that hit the country is one of the issues that left its mark on the elections. inflation practically reached 40% and the local currency lost value. Moreover, human rights organizations have been warning for years: politically motivated arrests The fight against the opposition has become the daily bread in the country since Sisi came to power after a coup in 2013.
Egypt remains concerned about the conflict between the two countries Hamas And IsraelIt exploded a few kilometers from the border on October 7. The Rafah crossing, which connects the Gaza Strip to the Egyptian Sinai, has become the only point where humanitarian aid can enter and evacuate the injured. Cairo has repeatedly stated that it will not accept this offer. Mass departure of Gazans They are afraid of advancing into their own territory, following Israel’s strategy of forcibly driving Palestinians south of the Strip. The conflict monopolized much of the conversation in the streets, and demonstrations of support for the Palestinians were repeated. sentence Incessant bombings of the Gaza Strip.